Tomlin, Jack ORCID: 0000-0002-7610-7918 and Völlm, Birgit (2021) Forensic mental health in Europe: shared legal heritage and contemporary landscape. Sveikatos mokslai (Health Sciences in Eastern Europe), 31 (7). pp. 146-152. ISSN 1392-6373 (Print), 2335-867X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.35988/sm-hs.2021.237)

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Abstract

This paper provides an overview of some of the key features of forensic mental health systems around Europe. Forensic mental health systems share in common the aim to assist in the rehabilitation of people diagnosed with a mental disorder and reduce reoffending or risk of harm. How these aims are pursued varies across the continent. We suggest that best practices can be learnt from observing different countries’ approaches. This paper has six foci: legal traditions in Europe, the concept of criminal responsibility, patient pathways through forensic systems, epidemiological studies of forensic patients, training programmes in forensic mental health, and recent developments in the field across Europe. Readers should reflect on these topics in the context of their own country and how these diverge/converge from the countries described in this paper.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Europe; forensic mental health; healthcare system; legal framework
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Law & Criminology (LAC)
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2023 15:01
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/38118

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